diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d3269c2..61574d6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -86,11 +86,13 @@ func Align(x text.Alignment) AlignOpt { return AlignOpt { x } }
 
 type LabelOpts struct {
 	FaceOpt
+	c *color.RGBA
 	AlignOpt
 }
 type LabelOption interface { DoLabelOption(*LabelOpts) }
 func (x FaceOpt) DoLabelOption(o *LabelOpts) { o.face = x.face }
 func (x AlignOpt) DoLabelOption(o *LabelOpts) { o.alignment = x.alignment }
+func (x ColorOpt) DoLabelOption(o *LabelOpts) { o.c = &x.c; }
 
 func NewLabel(t string, lops ...LabelOption) *Label {
 	ret := &Label{}
@@ -101,6 +103,12 @@ func NewLabel(t string, lops ...LabelOption) *Label {
 		Text: t,
 		Alignment: opts.alignment,
 	}
+	if opts.c != nil { // got a color option...
+		ops := new(ui.Ops)
+		ret.l.Material.Record(ops)
+		paint.ColorOp{Color: *opts.c}.Add(ops)
+		ret.l.Material.Stop()
+	}
 	return ret
 }